"blake murphy" > wrote

> i would be surprised if in many places they don't just give you a fact
> sheet, list of a.a. or n.a. meetings and a hearty 'good luck.'
>

Probably true. My experience with addiction was my 25-year smoking habit
(age 15-40) and it was humbling. It had almost gotten to the point where I
chose the friends and family members I spent time on based upon whether they
were comfortable with me smoking. Ugh. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED my
cigarettes and still miss them at times, but that was just too much. I've
never allowed a human being to control me and I'm going to let a thing
control me? MM mm. Had my addiction been to an illegal substance, I can just
imagine the problems I might have now.